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The Tony Award Winners 2012

All the winners from the 2012 Tony Awards

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Best Musical

  • Leap of FaithNewsies
  • Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Once


Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

  • Jan Maxwell, Follies
  • Audra McDonald, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Cristin Milioti, Once
  • Kelli O’Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Laura Osnes, Bonnie & Clyde


Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

  • Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur
  • Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
  • Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities
  • Linda Lavin, The Lyons
  • Cynthia Nixon, Wit


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

  • James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
  • James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
  • Frank Langella, Man and Boy
  • John Lithgow, The Columnist


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

  • Danny Burstein, Follies
  • Jeremy Jordan, Newsies
  • Steve Kazee, Once
  • Norm Lewis, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Ron Raines, Follies


Best Revival of a Musical

  • Evita
  • Follies
  • The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Jesus Christ Superstar


Best Scenic Design of a Musical

  • Bob Crowley, Once
  • Rob Howell and Jon Driscoll, Ghost the Musical
  • Tobin Ost and Sven Ortel, Newsies
  • George Tsypin, Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark

Best Play

  • Clybourne Park
  • Other Desert Cities
  • Peter and the Starcatcher
  • Venus in Fur


Best Scenic Design of a Play

  • John Lee Beatty, Other Desert Cities
  • Daniel Ostling, Clybourne Park
  • Mark Thompson, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Donyale Werle, Peter and the Starcatcher


Best Lighting Design of a Musical

  • Christopher Akerlind, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Natasha Katz, Follies
  • Natasha Katz, Once
  • Hugh Vanstone, Ghost the Musical


Best Lighting Design of a Play

  • Jeff Croiter, Peter and the Starcatcher
  • Peter Kaczorowski, The Road to Mecca
  • Brian MacDevitt, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
  • Kenneth Posner, Other Desert Cities

Best Revival of a Play

  • Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
  • Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
  • Master Class
  • Wit


Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

  • Bonnie & Clyde – Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Don Black
  • Newsies – Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Jack Feldman
  • One Man, Two Guvnors – Music & Lyrics: Grant Olding
  • Peter and the Starcatcher – Music: Wayne Barker Lyrics: Rick Elice


Best Costume Design of a Musical

  • Gregg Barnes, Follies
  • ESosa, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Eiko Ishioka, Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark
  • Martin Pakledinaz, Nice Work If You Can Get It


Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

  • Elizabeth A. Davis, Once
  • Jayne Houdyshell, Follies
  • Judy Kaye, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Jessie Mueller, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
  • Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ghost the Musical


Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

  • Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
  • Michael Cumpsty, End of the Rainbow
  • Tom Edden, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Andrew Garfield, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
  • Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Park


Best Costume Design of a Play

  • William Ivey Long, Don’t Dress for Dinner
  • Paul Tazewell, A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Mark Thompson, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher

Best Direction of a Play

  • Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park
  • Mike Nichols, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
  • Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, Peter and the Starcatcher

Best Direction of a Musical

  • Jeff Calhoun, Newsies
  • Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Diane Paulus, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • John Tiffany, Once


Best Sound Design of a Play

  • Paul Arditti, One Man, Two Guvnors
  • Scott Lehrer, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
  • Gareth Owen, End of the Rainbow
  • Darron L West, Peter and the Starcatcher


Best Sound Design of a Musical

  • Acme Sound Partners, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Clive Goodwin, Once
  • Kai Harada, Follies
  • Brian Ronan, Nice Work If You Can Get It

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

  • Phillip Boykin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Michael Cerveris, Evita
  • David Alan Grier, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Michael McGrath, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Josh Young, Jesus Christ Superstar


Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

  • Linda Emond, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
  • Spencer Kayden, Don’t Dress for Dinner
  • Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher
  • Judith Light, Other Desert Cities
  • Condola Rashad, Stick Fly


Best Orchestrations

  • William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
  • Bill Elliott, Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Martin Lowe, Once
  • Danny Troob, Newsies


Best Choreography

  • Rob Ashford, Evita
  • Christopher Gattelli, Newsies
  • Steven Hoggett, Once
  • Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It


Best Book of a Musical

  • Lysistrata Jones – Douglas Carter Beane
  • Newsies – Harvey Fierstein
  • Nice Work If You Can Get It – Joe DiPietro
  • Once – Enda Walsh
Matt Edwards

Matt is a past owner of AussieTheatre, working as digital director from 2011 to 2019. He is also a performer, most recently appeared in the Australian tour of Mamma Mia! and previously in the Australian/NZ tour of CATS and Enda Markey's acclaimed production of Blood Brothers. As well as performing Matt keeps himself busy in the digital side of the arts working with web design agency Emptyhead Digital

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